Ozonkiller
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posted June 30, 2008 07:29 PM
I gotta say that I have a problem with using grease to seat a tire. It does sound like they buggered the wheel up pretty good too.
650 Ninjas haven't been around that long to be having corrosion issues, have they? Of course living in Arizona, corrosion isn't a real problem here.
The sad part about the simple duties like bustin' tires is that is going to be left to the rookie. The smart guy is busy doing the hard stuff.
I had a Ducati that took an act of congress to get the front tire to hold air. Every time I changed the front tire, it took several attempts of busting it down and checking, carefully wire brushing or sanding and remounting it to get it to seal. I never could see anything on the rim and never did really figure that one out. Wierd.
Hopefully, it'll all work out.
This shop has an opportunity to really make a name for it self here. If they step up and make it right... ...that's the kind of stuff that really impresses people.
Good luck
  
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Sticks_n_Stones
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posted July 01, 2008 10:44 AM
 Edited By: Sticks_n_Stones on 1 Jul 2008 11:45
Ozonkiller that Ducati you had, I had the exact same problem on my TL1000R. Both front and back ALWAYS lost air to the tune of 5psi a week, but stopped leaking around 15psi.
Turns out it was the tire brand, not the rim. I swore by (and still wish they never stopped making) the Dunlop D208ZR's. They, however, were a tire that always leaked. 4 rears and 3 fronts leaked. My friend had them, and they leaked on him, too. Went to Pilot Power when they stopped making the D208's and never had the issue again.
Also: you are supposed to use a special grease on the tires inner lip to get it on, with a dab on the bead seat area from 1oclock to 2 oclock on one side for the initial install. It is a special grease that inhibits corrosion and mostly squeezes out after the first tire heat cycle. Just an FYI from a guy who watches his friend install tires on his own personal tire changer/ balancer which he spent aprx. $1200 for. He charges $20 a tire off the bike, $30 on the bike and has paid the upfront cost off in the first couple months of owning it, just changing tires for his friends. lol alot of friends!
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Ozonkiller
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posted July 01, 2008 07:14 PM
Hmmm Ya learn somethin' new every day.
I thought I'd seen every potion known to man used on tires, but never grease.
BTW, it was Dunlops on the Duc. I don't recall what flavor tho'.
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diverig
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posted July 02, 2008 12:26 PM
Well I went to the bike shop and the damage was caused by the tire machine the marks match the grips on the clamps.
The shop hand was gracious and told me he would replace the rip and only charge me his cost for the rim.
So its off to small clames court we go 
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